Outlining

An outline should help the writer to answer the question as effectively as possible.

• true

• false

Care at the stage of outlining will save wasted effort later.

• true

• false

An outline can be… (Select all that apply.)

• a Venn diagram

• a mind map

• flowchart

• a list

You have organizational problems in writing. Which outline should you go for?

• Basic

• Detailed

A map or “blueprint” of an essay.

• Topic Outline

• Outline

• Sentence Outline

• Thesis Statement

Systematic arrangement of ideas using broad topics in the form of words or simple phrases as headers.

• Thesis Statement

• Sentence Outline

• Outline

• Topic Outline

Part of an outline that contains attention grabber.

• Main Point

• Introduction

• Thesis Statement

• Conclusion

A chief point of an author about a topic.

• Main Point

• Sub-topic

• Body

• Thesis Statement

Uses complete sentences as its entries.

• Sentence Outline

• Thesis Statement

• Outline

• Sub-points

Indicates the main points of the author.

• Roman Numeral

• Sentence Outline

• Outline

• Thesis Statement